Dimethylcurcumin

Dimethylcurcumin

Dimethylcurcumin

Chemical compound

Dimethylcurcumin (development code ASC-J9) is a nonsteroidal antiandrogen and a synthetic curcuminoid which is under development by AndroScience Corporation as a topical medication for the treatment of acne vulgaris.[1][2] It has also been under investigation for the treatment of male pattern hair loss, spinal muscular atrophy, and wounds, but no development has been reported for these indications.[1] There has been interest in the drug for the potential treatment of prostate cancer as well.[2][3] As of 2017, it is in phase II clinical trials for acne vulgaris.[1]

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Dimethylcurcumin is an androgen receptor (AR) inhibitor and shows strong and specific antiandrogenic activity in vitro (e.g., against LNCaP cell growth) at sufficiently high concentrations.[3] However, its mechanism of action and effects differ from those of conventional antiandrogens; it is not an antagonist of the AR and instead appears to act as a selective degradation enhancer (SARD) of certain subpopulations of the AR, for instance those present in the prostate gland.[1][3][2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "ASC-J9 (dimethylcurcumin)". AdisInsight.
  2. [2]
    Shi Q, Shih CC, Lee KH (2009). "Novel anti-prostate cancer curcumin analogues that enhance androgen receptor degradation activity". Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 9 (8): 904–12. doi:10.2174/187152009789124655. PMID 19663790.
  3. [3]
    Lai KP, Huang CK, Chang YJ, Chung CY, Yamashita S, Li L, Lee SO, Yeh S, Chang C (2013). "New therapeutic approach to suppress castration-resistant prostate cancer using ASC-J9 via targeting androgen receptor in selective prostate cells". Am. J. Pathol. 182 (2): 460–73. doi:10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.10.029. PMC 3562731. PMID 23219429.


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